Villa Crespi

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"A One Key hotel in Orta San Giulio with a Three Star restaurant within." - The MICHELIN Guide

"Just a stone’s throw from the enchanting village of Orta San Giulio with its picture-postcard views of the lake and San Giulio island, this three-Michelin-star restaurant boasts a stunning location in a late-19C Moorish-style villa. Impressive both inside and out, this aristocratic residence was once the home of the Crespi family. Today, the villa’s leading light is Antonino Cannavacciuolo, who is now at the helm of a number of Michelin-starred restaurants, of which the Villa Crespi, the most famous and celebrated of them all, is the flagship. Although this chef originally from Vico Equense in Campania takes inspiration from all over Italy and further afield, it is the passion, colour and intense flavours of his native region that shine through in all his dishes. The two tasting menus, as well as the concise à la carte, showcase elegant dishes full of goodness where the focus is on fish and seafood (although meat also features). This is Mediterranean cuisine in all its glory, with a contemporary style that is never forced – typical of Cannavacciuolo at his very best." - Michelin Inspector

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"Set against the magical backdrop of Lake Orta, in a historical Moorish-style residence immersed in age-old grounds, this Piedmont-based restaurant led by chef Antonino Cannavacciuolo has joined the elite of the fine-dining world with three MICHELIN Stars. Its remarkable success story began with a first MICHELIN Star in 2003 and a second in 2006; sixteen years later, the chef from Italy’s Campania region sees the restaurant awarded a third Star—an honor reserved for fewer than 140 restaurants worldwide." - La Guida Michelin

Hotels as Remarkable as Their MICHELIN Restaurants

"You could be forgiven for thinking there’s nothing really all that out of the ordinary about Villa Crespi, but only if you had a good reason for thinking it was in Istanbul. As it stands, Villa Crespi is in the north of Italy, less than an hour from Milan, on the shores of Lake Orta." - Mitchell Friedman

Hotels as Remarkable as Their MICHELIN Restaurants

"On the shores of Lake Orta less than an hour from Milan, this hyper-opulent Moorish-style palace — minaret and all — feels like it could be in Istanbul, making it one of Italy’s strangest and most extraordinary small hotels." - Mitchell Friedman